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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1982
Page
13
Voters in 18 states face 52 initiatives this November, a record surge praised as revived democracy. Analysts note powerful full‑page campaigns and the spread of direct lawmaking, while critics warn about complexity, expense, and the risk of poorly written measures being final.
In Maine the Maine Nuclear Referendum Committee faces the Save Maine Yankee group as a statewide vote on whether the Maine Yankee reactor in Wiscasset should close by 1987 nears. Polls show MNRC trailing by about 10 points with fundraising narrowing the gap.
Voters in California Colorado Arizona Washington face battles as environmental groups push mandatory bottle deposits amid heavy funding. A Massachusetts referendum seeks to repeal its existing law set to take effect January 17.
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